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papers would wish, should be amended by the intro duction of a clause enabling .the Magistrate in certain uses to commit for the felony, instead of inflicting the summary punishment to which the conviction of this offence is now restricted. The former act only wanted the discretion now given to the Magistrate, to fine, imprison, and keep to hard labour, offenders of this description, to render it perfect. That Garden Rob bing is an offence which ought not to be visited with severe punishment, cannot be maintained by any sen sible or moral person. As a private injury to the in dividual, whether that individual intends the produce of his garden or hot-house for sale or for private use, one of the most mortifying wrongs to which any man can be subjected. The hopes of a season are blighted by a miscreant, who is to lie treated with the tenderness which modern Philanthropists are too apt to advocate for all offenders. We know not why a market gardener, or the man of fortune, are not both as well entitled to have their gardens pro tected, es the bleacher his bleaching ground ; or why !tealing a hundred weight of grapes, worth, perhaps, 4 /, is not to be punished as severely as stealing a piece of linen. . . As a public wrong, garden robbing can only be viewed as one of a heinous nature, and preg- Lint with the most baneful effects upon the lower Inters. The boy who is taught to consider apple stealing as a venial offence, will soon advance to the stealing more valuable commodities ; and potatoes and onions having 'followed, grapes, pines, and peaches, next become his object. The hedge once passed, and the hot-house door will not stop him; and having learnt the art of forcing his entrance through su c h guards, burglary, and with it every other crime, follow as a natural consequence. We contend, therefore, that the severest penalties ought to await garden robbing, not only as a punishment for the offence itself, but to stop the young offender in a career of guilt which, from this beginning, frequently terminates his existence on the gallows ; and we repeat our hopes, that instead of mitigating the penalties at tached to this offence by the existing law, the Legis lature will, in additi6n, re-enact the provisions of the Act 6 Geo. 4, making the commission of it felony in certain cases, where the nature of the robbery, and the mode of its being effected, shall seem to justify it. We would direct public attention to a report of what took place at the Winborne Petty Sessions, Dorset, on Friday last, when the Bench of Magistrates, with H. BA mus, Esq. M. P. as their chairman, deemed it inconvenient for private reasons that any Reporter should take notes of their proceedings. Could any thing be a better satire on the impartiality of their conduct, or better illustrate the wisdom of their decisions, than the unblushing modesty with which they seek to hide the lame of their good works undera bushel ? Mr. BAN ICES was particularly imbued with this retiring modesty, Which scarcely trusts the garish eye of day to look upon its ways —ways the more pleasant as they are more unsee n by hedge row walks," and, we think " crooked lanes," the poet has it, but, if not, the Chair man can set the quotation all straight in his next decision. Vain people, it is well known, are very F ond of seeing the beauty of their faces in a glass, which reflects things just as they are ; but modest men, like Bench of Worships, are very shy of looking at 'hem vanities, l e st th e blu s hing mirror should sham e 'hem out of countenance. It is said that nothing a man who rims away, so much as the echo'of his own feet, because it gives too faithful a report of Lhe pilgrim's progress ; and it is upon the same pin 41e, we suppose, that certain worthies are annoyed by rii i nort of their proceedings following close at the leels of their Door-skid decisions.' THE FUNDS, Since the settlement of the account last Tuesday, there h ave been very large sales of Console for the October Account, and the price at one time on Thursday, was; but they h ave s i nce ra lli e d, an d left off op Saturd a y as ayat 74 very m -70. It app ears th a t the public are to the effect of the late order in Council, respectinguch dividedd theim- P o rtation of Grain—some persons thinking that the s endi ng o ut of go ld f rom the country will ultimately affect the Exelistiges materially ; others, on the contrary, (and ma n y of them merch an t s o f the first eminence and experie nce ) look upon it as a measure favourable to the Manufacturing inter ests, and not at a ll likely to turn the Exchanges aga inst "‘; while gold is so sup d erabundant. It is, however , t a t iinv e l ty it will l ead to in our com merc i a l system, and we have no do ubt great fluctuations in the Stocks, as we as alterations in the value of Agricultural and colonial produce. nGrTelez, I(;oneresiglinotMarket, with the exception of Mexican and Possess much interest. In Mexican, the _tie.tuations have been very violent, viz., between 48} and givi(lherae I . eem s 'hardly a doubt now, but that the October hiss not will be paid, although the announcement of it v 7. not yo appeared : when it becomes officially known, it who Probably produce a still further rise, as the public f llO hold it, and have been kept in such a state of suspense ,?! _so long a time, are expected take advantage of it. '" bhares, the prices have been merely nominal. CITY, Twelve a' Cloth. Consols hav e scarce l y var i ed an eighth per Cent. all the morn inC i they opened at 782 for Account, were done at 781, for 416 n0y, and are again 'MI 4, both for Money and Account, with %it any considerable transactions. In the Foreign Fends, the only Securities in which any alteration has taken place, is in lkielicao Bonds, which f rom t h e i r closing price of Satu rday, at 12 4 opened .this morning a t SO i t, an d are 'new sot.in co nsequence of information having been received this mornin g, a nnouncing that his Majesty's ship H ussar, which Was said tio, he appointed to bring the dollars from Vera Cruz for the dividend, haring 'Sailed from Barbsdoes, on the 20th of July, for Jamaica a nd England. Three per Cent. Consols, 78i 4; Ditto for Account, 781.4 In 4 per C en t. B o nds, 27 9 pm. ; E xc h equer Bi lls, 17 19 pin. Chides, FUND S .—Brazilian, 62 3; Buenos Ayr es , 5 4 6; 2; Colombian, 1824, 334 ; Mexican 5 per Cent., diti.3 ; Ditto 6 pee Cent., 50 f 1 ; Greek, 124 13 ; Rimini, ex. 4 0 , 911 ; t Danish, 563 ; Portug uese , 72 3 ; Spani s h, 11 rii, itil "s•—Anglo Mexican, 55 50 dis. ;„ Unit e d Mexican, 14 12 1 0 ,j, Paseo Peruvian, 10 9 die..; Potosi 32 per Share ; 1(1152 3 p e r Share ; Brazilian, 10 12 pm. ; Tlalpuxak ua , - .0 ern. ; Bolivar par, 2 - p m ' ~,:u.taxa.Britisl; Iron Company, 27 6 die. ; Alliance Fire -" L ife, 64 7, per Share ; Ditto Marine, .34 4, per Share. Two o'clock. r ( ' :: "nla are 78 4 f or M one y, awl 194 9 f or A ccount ; 3 p3 5 .- " e nt. Reduced, 794 ; 4 per Cent., 1826, 951; India Stock, ll i ll - " n tB arrk ditto, 203 4 ; India Bonds, 27 29 ; and Ex c h equer , pan;h pin. Mexican 19 At • r, Bonds, 51 3 ;Colombi an , 33k ; t, 19; and Greek, 124 13. - THREE O' CLOCK. Consol s for Account, 78 i 9. I C 11 , 1 1 : °1 JR O'CLOCK_CLOSING PRICES. " f ( : 1s n 7B l Danish Bonds 561 III : ' 7 ' 78 i . 79 Greek Do. 1825 IS tsonds 63 M ex i ca n Do. 1825, 51' Chili" Ayres Do. "b o -- Peruvian Do. 25i " Russian Do. 81.1 Cp1"114n: 40 1824, 33k Spanish Do. 10i POLICE INTELLIGENCE, 3iANSION-HOUSE.—(Tura DAY.) A fellow named Simoa Nelson, was brought up on a charge of having defrauded a poor woman of five shillings, by means of cups and balls. The prisoner belongs to. a gang called nobblers, who live by defrauding poor market people at a game well known at country fairs and races. One of these fellows stations himself at a table with three cups and a small ball, he trans fers the ball dexterously from cup to cup, and offers to bet that it is not under a particular cup. One or two fellows, his accomplices, who appear to be spectators, bet and win large sums. The man with the cup still proceeds to bet adventurously, that the ball is not under any particular one, althlugh every bystander had seen it there distinctly ; at last the cupidity of one or more of the bystanders is excited, they put down their money on the table, the cup is raised, when lo! the ball is not there,rurd the fellow sweeps the money into his own pocket. Now and then, countrymen not being inclin ed to distrust their own eyes, swear they have been cheated that they will have their money back. A fight ensues, in which the accomplices joining their principal, the loser gets thrashed, and, in addition, robbed of the money he may have about him. The poor woman had been induced to put down half-a crown, part of her little capital, with w hi c h s h e was go i ng to market. She raised an outcry when the cup was raised and the ball was not there. A bustle ensued, in which her pockets were emptied, and she lost all the money she had about her. The trick is performed by means of a small black ball of wax, which sticks to the nail of the performer whenever he wants it. The prisoner was_sent for six weeks to the tread-mill, as a rogue and vagabond; and the woman was reprimanded for her cupidity— GUILDHALL.--(Tux. DAY.) BARTHOLOMEW FAlR.—Several cases, the result of this Fair, presented themselves to-day. A woman stated that she had been in Smithfield at half-past one on Sunday morn ing, and several persons having been standing behind her, opposite a show, she observed the back of her gown wet, and a man's person indecently exposed, whom she gave in charge. She further stated, that another female, not pre sent, could confirm her statement. The prisoner, a labour ing man, denied the offence, and was remanded till to-mor row, that the other female might have an opportunity of appearing against him. Christopher Clarke, a jeweller in Plough-court, Fetter lane, charged a woman with passing a bad shilling to a friend of his, for half a pound of gingerbread nuts. The woman was remanded for two days, that the Solicitor of the Mint might be able to attend, and conduct the prose cation. James Warn, 68, Jewin-street, charged an apprentice with abstracting from drawers in his bed-room, thirty-five marked shillings. The boy was fully committed. Mr. Dobbs, a black-lead pencil maker, in New Bridge street, Blackfriars, charged his journeyman with a similar offence. The prisoner was remanded till Thursday. BOW-STREET--(T us DAT. ) A RUN ON COUTTS'S BANK.—John Angling, a blind man, was charged by a Clerk from Coutts's Bank, with having frequently annoyed that establishment, by drawing drafts on it, and making applications for money which he falsely alleged to have deposited there. Mr. Misisittal, having asked him his reason for making such claims, Mr. Angling stated, that in May 1824, be had deposited with Mr. Coutts, the sum of 103,0001. in Bank of Ireland notes, for which Mr. Coitus had promised to give him .5 per cent.; that in three months after, Miss Murray, with whom he lived, had made application for the interest due on the above. sum and received it; he here spoke with such rapidity, that - it was impos sible to understand him ; whereupon a gentleman, who came forward as his friend (though he knew nothing of the man except what he had heard from a Mr. M'Donald) proceeded to state his case, and produced an affidavit made by the applicant before Alderman Waithman, when Lord Mayor, averring that he had deposited the above sum, at the time aforesaid, &c. The Gentleman said, that if this man was an impostor he ought to be punished, particularly fir having taken a false oath, or if he had a claim, as he had sworn, it was fit that it should be established; he then produced a prima flick ground of a claim , _ but.devoid of authenticity ; one d ocument state d t h at the applicant had given to Mr. Coutts 75 notes of 1001. each, and .56 notes of 5001. ; he called upon the clerks of the bank to produce the account-books of 1814, which would prove decisive of the claim. Mr. MiNsuum.—No banker will allow you to inspect their books, they keep them for themselves. The Clerk said that he had two years ago examined the books alluded to, and he could not find that the applicant had ever kept an account in their house ; they had no sueh name. Mr. MINSHULL asked the claimant how he came by that money, who replied that it had been left him by William Thompson, a smuggler, with whom he used to sail. Mr. MINSHULL--You were a smuggler, too, I suppose. The claimant stood silent. Being asked if he knew the number of the notes ? he replied that he had the number, until Mary Murray, who lived in Islington, took them away from him. She attempted to get the second quar ter's interest without his permission, for which he had her taken into custody, but let her go, on her having acknow ledged to him the facts. She then told him that one of the clerks had kept one half of the monies to hiinself; he never saw her since that time. Being asked how he knew the amount of the notes, or that he gave them to Mr. Coutts, he said that Mary Murray had told him, as he had given the entire sum to her, which he was sure she gave back—" for Lord bless you, she was a sweet girl, and I could not do well without her. I was obliged to take opium to make me sleep, bless your soul." Mr. Mtrislivu.--You appear like an opium eater even now. _ --... The claimant proceeded to say, that he had been brought to Mr. Coutts by' Win. Jones, between eight .or nine o'clock in the morning, in order to deposit the notes with him—he never saw W. Jones since " Lord bless your soul" —he wrote severa l letters to the Bank for money, but could get none, except Mi. which Mrs. Coutts sent him some years ago. The clerk said, that Mrs. Coutts never interfered in these things. Mr. MINSHULL said, that he could excuse a blind man, in coming forward in this manner, but he did Hot know what to say 'respecting those who brought him into diffi culties. The claimant ought to have a receipt for the mo ney, if h e had deposited if he cho s e l; htout if persisthe con- in claiming th at sum , he must proceed by iav tinned to annoy the Bank, by drawing drafts on it, he would subject himself to be indicted. They did not choose difficulties strongiy even now. It was to follow the matter up, or they would put him to some la boured under some delusion respecting similar maatieserdevident the claimant this money; he The parties th ft e e n him lf not hadto troubletlatelaß4nekr, again iaw o i t r i t id a have told him, he cons u lted of a title on whi c h to found that l he had not the shadow not to annoy the Bank again. ai ‘ ni viihdrew, the claimant having pro mised_ WOR SHIP -STREET—(Tail DAY.) . • A BOLD SranKE EOR, a DINNER.--A miserable.-loo king fellow, ,who stated himself to be a journeyman baker out of work, was brou g h t up, charged by the proprietor of an eating-house, in this neighbourhood, with bilking him of a dinner. The complainant s t ated, that on Sunday prisoner and two other f e ll ows came into his shop and or dered dinner. He supplied t h em, and, after they had in haled a pot or two, of port er , the two that w er e with the leavi ng prisoner, snea k e d out, afternoon the him behind. Application was directly ma de to him f or t h e price of the meals, when he avowed that he had no money, and thet h e wou ld sub mit to any .punishment that he, the complainant, might choose to inflict.. However, he refrained from exercising any chastisement, but gave him in custody, The complainant declared that he had been frequently done before, and did not doubt that the prisoner and } Lk friends were his old visitors. The prisoner pleaded being out of work, as an exte nuation of the fraud, and declared that he had ,been in vited by his two frMnds, and haVing no money m his pocket he was thankfn'l for. the invitation. They went itito the complainant's house; kid-called for:dinners, &C. :aid after they had clone, ,his two fiientk . got up and 'lefeliiin ,in pawn to pay the bill: - • • - . The officers said that the prisOner had been several times before charged . with. - similar aCti.. This he denied, and declard he had`never been guilty of an act of dishonesty in his life. The Magistrate ordered him tote locked up till he found security for his good behaviour. LORD BUTLER.—An old man, who had the appearance of having once moved in a respectable sphere, but who now is evidently labouring under insanity, was brought up by the parish officers of Isli ngton , c h a rged with,sleep ing in the open air on Sunday night. On being put to the bar, he appeared very indignant at the officers who had brought him here. On the Ma gistrate desiring him to give an account of himself, he said his name was Lord Butler; that a gen tleman residing at Ongar, i n E ssex, had committed a for gery on him to the amount of 3,000,0001., which had been obtained from the Bank of England. He had suffered very seriously from being imprisoned 18 times through a set of fellows who had conspired against him. He had been starved almost to death, and deleterious articles had been introduced into his food in order to destroy! him. The unfortunate man kept on in a strain of similar impro babilities, till the Magistrate, after a kind admonition, per mitted him to go about his business. _ The poor fellow on leaving theOffiee, bowed respectfully to the blagistrate. A respectable looking man, named Mr. Peter Renouf, residing in Cobham-place, New North-road, was brough . t up, charged with repeated cruelties to his wife, who is in the last stage of pregnancy, whereby her life was in danger. Mrs. Renouf stated, amongst other acts of cruelty, that on Saturday night last her husband held a knife in his hand, and declared he would run it into her. She affirmed she was in fear of her life. Brown, an officer, said, that he had been, during the last week, repeatedly called in to protect Mrs. Renouf from her husband, and on Saturday night he was sent for, and saw the defendant with a knife in his hand, and on one of the young men (lodgers) running between him and his wife to prevent mischief, the defendant said if he did not get cut of the wa y h e wou ld s ti c k i t i nto hi m . The MAGISTRATE ordered him to find bail, but being unprovided with it, he was locked up. James Hughes and Mary Ingram were, brought up by Lock, a constable of St. Luke's, on suspicion of being concerned in an exten s ive burglary, at Dalston, near Ki ngsland. Lock having received some information, went to a house in Brit ann i a - street, Ci ty-roa d , w h ere he fo und the two pri soners in bed. In the room where they were, he observed a sort of trap-door in the floor, on opening which he dis covered concealed under the flooring, some skeleton keys and a chain. In the room adjoining, also occupied by the prisoners, he found three chairs, which had been stolen froin the shop of a chair-maker in Bath-street, City-road. Lock took both the prisoners into custody, and seized the three chairs, as also the skeleton keys, all of which were now produced, and there being no evidence at present to connect them with the burglary at Dalston, they were re manded on the charge of stealing the chairs. QITEEN-SQUARE— : (THrs DAY). The sitting Magistrate, D. W. GREGORIE, Esq., was occupied the entire morning in disposing of night charges brOught from the watch-houses; they consisted principally of disorderlies. An old man, named Spence, was brought up by Hill, the street-keeper of Westminster, for creating a disturbance, and being intoxicated at nine o'clock yesterday morning in Stratton-ground. The man admitted he was wrong in getting drunk yes terday, and appearing in a similar state tltut morning before his 'Worship, he was ordered to he doubly tined in the penalty of ten shillings. MARVLEBONE.—(Tuts DAY. John Harris was brought forward by' Mr. Stephen Litter, on a charge of assault and furious driving. Mr. Litter stated, that he purchased three loads of hay on Saturday last, at the Haymarket. The prisoner drove one of the carts in which part of the hay was. He was tipsy, and when he came to the complainant's yard, he was driving so furiously, that if any children happened to be on the road, the cart might pass over them. The complainant checked him, upon which the prisoner struck him very severely and knocked him down. The prisoner admitted the whole charge, but. stated that he was not in the habit of getting drunk, and that he hoped his Worship would pardon him. Mr. BROUGHTON, after severely lecturing him, ordered him to find bail. James Emmerson, a dissipated looking fellow, was brought up by Mr. Berry, No. 54, Upper Ntarylebone street, on a charge of being found in his area, under SUS picious circumstances. Mr. Berry stated, that about eight o'clock on Saturday sight, his brother-in-law came into his . room, and informed him that there was somebody in the area. They then got a candle lighted, and went into the area, where they found the prisoner. The complainant asked him what he was doing there. lie answered, that he did not mean to make any resistance, and that he would surrender; upon which, the complainant sent for a con stable, and gave him in custody. They searched the pri soner, but he had nothing. Mr. ferry's brother-in-law corroborated Mr. B.'s testi mony, and added, that the prisoner said, when they came up to him, that he was glad they had discovered him, as he might have done worse, and that it would be a warning to others. The prisoner said, that he was a tailor from the country; that he had been been out of employment for the last six weeks, and only came to London on Saturday morning•. As he was walking beside the complainant's house, his hat accidentally fell into the area : he jumped in for it, but could not get out again, there being no steps to the area. Mr. BROUGHTON, suspecting the probability of this story, convicted him u a vagabond, and ordered him to the House of Correction for a month. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. --(Tins DAT.) . John Saunders, a long raw-boned carpenter, with an amiable stupidity of countenance, rolled up to the Bench, and charged a neat little pert female emigrant from Pye-street, Westminster, with having extracted a silver watch from the « dark abyss" of his calico watch-pocket. He was in a stat e o f s i ng l e bl esse dness retiring to hi s cou c h on Saturday night with his week 's wages snug in his p oc k e t, and his watch in his fob, when he was accosted in Ox ford -street by the prisoner. He found her so well calcu lated to amuse, by her attractive powers of conversation, that he did not . part with her till after an amusing tete-a-tete, in Oxford-road, when he found that she had not only beguiled him of his cares, but at the same time of his watch. On discovering his loss he politely re qi.qsted the l a d y to return i t; her amusi ng conc i l i at i ons were instantly - chang e d t o th e yellings of a fury, w hi c h were only quieted by h er b e i ng p l ace d un der the pr o t ect i on o f the Cerberus of the watchhouse. Mr. ROE questioned t h e carpen ter, who admitt e d h av i ng been very familiar with h er . Mr:Roe then told hi m i t h a d served n d l yd very i ed rig a h l t l , khneoswhlotidilgdef ethe watch, whi c h had have taken g reater care. The no t been found, and was ordered to find bail for her good behaviour. PLAYING AT BILLIARDS ON SUNDAYS.--Mr. George d s hy, the keeper of a Billiard-room, in Pickeringplace, St; James's-street, appeared in answer to an information byi Auckland, the beadle, at the instance of a gentleman name d Golding, for allowing persons to play at billiards in hie house during Divine Service on Sunday last. Cosby stated in explanation, 'that the persons who were there Were his own friends, playing for amusement, 1 for which he did not receive any gain ; and it would be extremely hard if he were not allowed to amuse himself and friends in hie own house, when the Travellers, and several other clubs, were in the constant habit of playing on Sundays. Mr: CONANT remarked, that if an information was laid against theni they wduld be equally liable to be punished for the nuisance. The defendant then agreed that it ehcittld not be re peated, if Buckland would - not press the information. Buckland said he did not ; and the case was dismissed, on the defendant paying 35., the costs of the information. HATTON-GARDEN.—fruts DAT). OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT.— Four young men, named Jones, Smith, and Angelo Moss, were brought be fore A. S. LMNG, Esq. from the watchhouse, under the following charge : From the testimony of a number of witnesses, it ap peared that about three o'clock yesterday afternoon the four prisoners were parading Gray's-Inn-lane and Mount Pleasant in a state of intoxication, and offering insults to every passing individual. They then turned into Tothill street, and grossly insulted some females looking from a window, whom they swore they would have out of the house by force ; they then rushed into the house, and mis taking the apartment, forced the door of a room in which a young man named Terry was sleeping; without the least provocation, he was dragged from his bed into the passage, knocked down, kicked, and had his right leg broken in two places. An alarm by this time had been given, and several constables entered the house at the moment that Smith and Angelo Moss were in the act of dragging him down stairs by the legs. A desperate struggle ensued, during which Smith effected his escape, but was taken close to the Foundling, by Cadly, the beadle, after a severe resis tance. They were all safely lodged in the watch-house, and the unfortunate Terry taken to the Hospital. The prisoners, who pleaded intoxication as their excuse, were ordered to find good bail, and Smith and Angelo Moss, to give forty-eight hours notice thereof. GREEK LOAN—(THIs DAY.) To-day, at half-past two o'clock, a Meeting of the Bond Holders of the Greek Loan, agreeably to an adver tisement to that effect, took place at the City of London Tavern. ',MUTER STANHOPE., Esq. was unanimously called to the' Chair. He expressed his satisfaction on having the honour of being called to the Chair, by such a respectable meeting. He was unwilling to state any thing calculated to excite warmth of feelings, yet he felt perfectly satisfied that unless active means were resorted to, and the Greek nation succeeded in war, there never would be a dividend paid, nor one farthing of the principal of 2,000,0001. ster ling raised, returned to the lenders. Mr. BOWRING and other gentlemen in the room, would state the manner in which the money had been appropriat ed, and then it would be for the meeting to point out such steps as ought to be taken in the present awful state of things. The Meeting was held at so late a period, as to prevent us giving to-day the details. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. WINDSOR, SEPT. 3.—This forenoon, his MA. JESTY, with the Duke of Dorset, the Lord Steward , and Household Attendants, heard Divine Service a the New Chapel Royal, The Reverend the Dean o Salisbury officiated. _ _ On Friday, after the Council was over, his Majesty left the Castle with the same state in which he arrived, and on his return to the Royal Lodge, immediately entered his phaeton, which was iq readiness, and with his suite proceeded to Virginia Water, and dined in the Royal marquee, so that his Majesty has dined every day during the last week, except yesterday, at Virginia Water. This day, after Divine Service, the Duke of Dor set took leave of his Majesty, and left the Royal Lodge for his residence in town. This forenoon her Royal Highness Princess Au gusta, with her Lady in Waiting, heard Divine Ser vice at the parish church. Earl Bathurst and Mr. Secretary Peel visited the Duke of York on Friday. The Royal Duke rode out yesterday afternoon about three o'clock in his open barouche. Sir Henry Halford and Mr. Macgregor visited his Royal Highness on Saturday. i The privateapar tments on the ground-floor of the new residence, ting for the Duke of York in the King's Palace, James's, will be finished in a fit state for the occupation of the Royal Duke by next Christmas, at which time it is expected his Royal Hi g hness will take up his abode in the nevebuilding. It is understood, the different workpeople employed have undertaken that the apartments stall he finished by that time. Mr. Secretary Canning left town, yesterday after noon, on a visit to the Earl of Liverpool, at ('oombe Wood. 7HE MARKETS. CORN-EXCHANGE.—(Tuts DAY). Last week's arrivals were small of every kind of Grain. This morning the supply fresh up is fair of Wheat, Beans and Pease, and Foreign Oats. Wheat has declined es. per quarter from the terms of Monday last—there is a fair sale at this reductinti. Barley, also, is es. per quarter cheaper than our last quotations. Oats, Pease, and Beans, were offered in vain at the beginning of the market at a reduction of ha. per quarter, and to effect a sale, not leis than 7i. must be submitted to. Flour is unaltered. ARRIVALS OF LAsT WEAN. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Beans. Pease. Flour English 41,14 (fin. Y,T.1 . 7 a bl e tA i i i i Irish ZSO Foreign TRICKS. Wheat, Red (old) White (old) Mc Red (1826) 4' . Fine Ns. Beans, Small (new) 44s. 445, nnewo. (Oki) (new) 4oe. 44e. (old) ••••/. Superfine libs. White (INS) .... SOL Fine SU. tnew) Us. Itio. old) — 4 . Wk. 1. Ws. . its. SU. 49. 19g. ....*—,.... Superfine MU. B ar Rye le (new) 168 Oa. y ~............Fine (new) 3o*. —.....Superfine 354. Malt V . ....... Fine MN Pease, Grey (new) UN. ..............Maple (new) .....,...»..."Whlte (new) .........--alotlers ...... .. . .. Wank - Oats, Feed ..41.. Fine ... raind - Fine Mk ....... Potetoe Ms. , . Fine --. Scotch Flour (per sack) Seconds 4Ss. North Country .... 465. Bran . Hs. SMITHFIELD MARKET.--(Tit is DAY.) This day's supply was unusually great for that of a Bartholo mew Fair Monday, which, on account of its confusion, is gene rally avoided as much as possible both by sellers and buyers. For at least half of the plain or inferior stock, of which there was a great plenty, there were no purchasers ; as, however, b ot h butchers and saleonen were Anxious to complete their bitainees before the arrival of the fair folk, each kind of meat sold, with some degree of briskness, at little if any variation from Friday's quotations. PRICES rex STD NE O 814 s. d. to a. d. Inferior Beasts 2 4 2 Second quality ditto 3 0 3 2 prime large Oxen 3lO 4 2 P r ime Scots, Ike, 4 4 4 J Inferior Sectind quality ditto 3 4 3 6 Coarse-woolled ditto' 3)O 4 0 South Down blethers SUPPLY, A 9 PER CI I Sheep and Lambs, 27,410 IS. TO SINK TUX OFTAI.S. a. Mtn . Large Lambs 3 4 0 Prime small ditto 4 8 5 0 Large coarse Calves.— 4 4 410 Calves under 18st. each 5 u 5 6 Large Hotta 3 2 3 6 Small Porker. _ .okers ...... . Suckling Calves...l 4 4 4 g 4cto 401 each. Quarter old Pigs..l2a. 16,.. each. STATE)SENT. I Calves I . Pins. 240 If° Beaits, 2,400 ---- N&WOATE AND LEADENHALL mmuorrs. At per stone, by the Carcass. 1. d. tat. d. it 1 3 3 0 4 4 Veal ee f 2lO 4 0 Pork 1 4 6 6 6 I Mutton Limb 9i. &I. 4 N. Ott CORONER'S 1144tIESTS. DEATHS BY DROWNING—SINGULAR EXAMINATION. • On Saturday afternoon, two inquisitions were taken before Richer(' carter, isq. at the Hero of Waterloo, Waterloo-bridge-road, on the bodies of Henry Waite' and Joseph Murray, two young men, piano-forte makers, 'mi. dentally drowned, on Tuesday last, by the upsetting of a boat at Londofi.bridge. Robert Barrow, st youth about 13 years of age, sworn, by a Juryman named is eon.--Are you the son of Mr. Barrow ? Witness.—Yes. Have you not a brother at the bath? Witness—No, he is my cousin. CoßoNEß—Allow me td take the evidence of the lad, and afterwards you may ask hint airy questions you think proper. Witness proceeded.—He was in the writer about six o'clock on the evening of Thursday last, on the Surrey side of Waterloo-bridge, when he felt something at the bottom of the water with one of his feet, and immediately after the body of a man rose to the surface; witness called for help, when two persons in a boat came up and con veyed the body on shore. There were bruises on his forehead, nose, and both bands. Mr. DOWNES, a Juror, to Mr. Jesson.—Have you any reason to suppose there was any thing unfair in the death of the deceased man, Waite from the questions you put? if you know any thing don't keep it back. CORONER to Mr. Jesson.—Are you sworn on the ' Jury. am.. The witness is the son of Barrow, the waterman. CORONER.—That may be, but whit has it to do with the inquiry ? Jesson—l will withdraw, if you think proper. CORONER—You are sworn, and cannot. Jesson—l beg pardon; but there is no Act of Parlia ment that watermen should take persons their boats by the heads of.the barges, which is frequently done. CORONER—The witness has not stated so. Jesson (to Mr. Downes)-1 am surprised at you v CORONER—The gentleman (Mr. Downes) was per fectly correct in asking the (Location. Another Juror-1 have heard, since coming into the room, that the person who put those questions had some thing to tell us. John Hoyle sworn—He was present at the undressing of the deceased man, Wake. There was a blow on his /Rise, which might have been done by striking against the piles. 'Jerson--I understand, from the papers, that the occur rence took place at London-bridge. CORONER--I take nothing from newspaper report. Jesson—Yon will excuse me, Sir, I have no wish to offend the Jury. CORONER—NO one supposes•you do, for you have the picture of good nature in your countenance.—(A laugh.) Jesson—My son saw the occurrence, and from what be told me it was purely accidental. CORONER—Did you see it yourself? Answer—No. William Bedford, of Wells -street, Oxford-street, said the deceased man, Waite, had lodged in his house; the accident took plaoe at London-bridge; witness identified his person. The case of Murray was now proceeded with. Manning, a waterman, stated, that on Friday morning, while rowing near Waterloo Bridge, he saw something floating in the river, and pulling towards it, it proved the body of a man, assistance was obtained, and the corpse brought on shore. From the state of the body, it appeared to have been in the water some days. , The identity of the deceased man being proved, The Jury, lamenting the shocking catastrophe, returned verdicts, that the deceased men met their deaths by being accidentally drowned. Waite has left a wife and three children; the body was conveyed to Walthamstow for interment.—Murray had been recently married, the corpse was taken to his friends in town. DISTRESSING SUICIDE.—On Saturday evening, at six o'clock, an inquisition was taken at the Rose and Thistle, near Carshalton, before Mr. WOODS, one of the Coroners for Surrey, on the body of a young finnale nnknown.- Michael Beecham, a labouring man, deposed, that on Niday morning last, about seven o'clock, he was passing along a field near 'Squire Askew's meadows, when he saw the deceased lying on the ground near a dry ditch; witness went up and found that she was quite dead ; her features were much distorted and discoloured, as if she had died in aglony ; witness ran to the cottage of a person whom he knew, about a quarter of a mile distant, and telling him of the circumstance he returned to the place where deceased lay; witness and the other man carried her to the latter's place of abode, after which witness went to the parish officers, who fetched her away in a shell. Jane Roberts, who keeps a green-shop in this place, de posed that she had seen the body of the deceased; wit ness remembers her coming to her shop and enq u i r i ng o f her if she could give her , a job to do, as she was in great distress. Witness not knowing of a situation, replied that she knew of no person who wanted her services. The deceased then went away. CORONER—Was the deceased's appearance respectable ? Witness—lt was not, Sir, but she appeared very ill, and looked u if she had seen better days. A medical gentleman stated that he had examined the body of the unfortunate young woman; and was decidedly of opinion that her death had been occasioned by taking internally a quantity of the "spirits of Turpentine." The Jury observed that it was a melancholy case, and after desiring every inquiry might be made, so as to ascer tain who the unhappy girl was, returned a verdict of " In sanity." _ DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT HIGHIV.A.Y ROBBERY. Yesterday evening, between the hours of eight and nine o'clock, es Mr. Ed mun d Ni c h o l son , attended - by his son, a youth about 15 years of age, were returning borne in a (ne..honi chaise, from a friend's house, at Charlton, in Kent, they were stopped by two ruffians, one of whom seized the bridle, whilst the other demanded their money and watches, at the same time threatening their lives. Mr. N., being a resolute as well as powerful man, on the first impulse, determined to resist this demand, to which end he whipped his horse violently, which rushed on, and knocked down the fellow who had hold of the bridle. In the meantime, the other, who was standing beside the chaise, ran after it, and discharged a pistol, fortunately without effect. Mr. Nicholson continued with the utmost speed till he reached the Flower Pot public-house, about one mile from his home, where he stopped. On giving information of what had occurred, with the description of the footpath, the landlord of the hours, as well as some other persons, identified them u two men who had, about an hour before, been there, and described themselves as journeymen shipwrights,. out of employ- The patrol st a ti one d on the road was made actlinuntlii, with the outrage, and immediately set out in 18"1"it, in the direction of Woolwich. NEWPORT, ( isle of w sr;r• choly and f a t a l acc id ent occurred on S atur d a y last, to William j°ll"' .sq. of Kensington Gore, Loudon , a "iambi* and hill* respectable gentleman, a visitor -to this island, and in the '9lO Yt4r of his age. It appear* that , be was proceeding in his awn 'a .: iriage, accompanied by his daughte r and her husband, view the scenery of the Under and on the way from Niton to B,4•Phill, having only hi e own servants with him, they: miatook the roa d, an d, i nstea d o f i cin g St. .144WIllt&W rhumb, Went asp a dangerous and extremely steep ascent', locally, and, perhaps, not inaptly called, „ St. Lawrence Shoot." After getting up Come distance, they ditteurared their mistake, upon which the coat+. man indayo , tra it, hnt in vain, to turn the horse., and 'thereupon too k then' out. The servants then proceeded to get the Carriage down the hill themselves, Mr. Jones being than the only person in it; but its weight being greater tha n th e y could withstand , th* were overpowered by it, sod being left to its own 'import decants it was soon °varlet, .isearly dashed CO pieces, a n d shock ingf to relate , Mr. Jones billed on the spot. An ituptest was held on the body on the following day, before Thomas Sewell,Sewell, Esq. coroner, and a verdict returned 0f....-Accitistsfai Death.